Woman Flies 3,600 Miles To Meet And Be In The Wedding Of Middle School Pen Pal

A woman from Ireland flew 3,600 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to be a bridesmaid in the wedding of somebody she had never met.

The incredible story goes back 16 years when Joanne White, from Dundalk, began writing to Kim Marciniack of Indianapolis was a student at Faughart National School. White’s teacher had the class become pen pals with a handful of students spanning the globe.

While White made loose connections with all her pen pals, she and Marciniak held onto a lifelong friendship that started with letters and was made stronger with the introduction of social media. The two would write to each other every two weeks or so, exchanging what happened in their lives, as well as small gifts when holidays and birthdays came around.

So, when Marciniack got married recently, White hopped on a plane and across the pond to stand at the side of her lifelong friend. After all, not many people can claim they’ve been friends with a stranger for 16 years.

To top off the adorable story, White’s own boyfriend proposed in New York as the couple made their way back to Ireland at the end of the trip. She said yes, and it looks like Marciniack will be making the jump across the pond for her friend now.

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[Featured Image: Irish Independent]

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